Isotopic composition of nitrate in five German rivers discharging into the North Sea

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1678-1689

  Johannsen, Astrid ^a,b   Dähnke, Kirstin ^b   Emeis, Kay ^b,c  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND USES; AMERICA; CATCHMENT AREAS; COASTAL WATERS; FRACTIONATION PROCESSES; ISOTOPE VALUES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; ISOTOPIC SIGNALS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; N VALUES; NITRATE LOADS; NORTH SEAS; RIVERINE INPUTS; SAMPLING STATIONS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SUMMER MONTHS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ISOTOPES; LAND USE; MANURES; MIXING; NITRATES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE;

RIVERS;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 56349151897     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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